The action I seek is that the minister implements recommendation 43 of the inquiry into motorcycle safety of December 2012:

That the Motorcycle Advisory Group be expanded to include additional
representatives from the scooter and moped, off-road and accredited
provider segments of the motorcycling community and the length and
regularity of meetings be increased to allow for constructive engagement. Currently the Motorcycle Advisory Group (MAG) only meets three or four
times
a year, equating to approximately 16 hours a year of talk time for Victorian
motorcycle riders.

Motorcycle rider advocacy groups have been waiting for more than three
years for the implementation of the recommendation, which addresses the MAG
review
and reform and which would see increased stakeholder involvement.
This matter has become more urgent with the news that of the road toll for 2016 - 77 dead in less than three months - 24 of them are motorcyclists.

There needs to be greater consideration and detail in relation to data
collection around motorcycle crash data. Current road motorcycle and
scooter
data includes statistics for 'unriders' and off-roaders, so it is difficult
to properly interrogate the data.

The December 2012 inquiry into motorcycle safety executive summary noted:

The first, and arguably most important, theme was the lack of accurate and
robust data, both for crashes and trauma. Many arguments, proposals and
observations made in submissions and witness statements were based or
justified
on crash and trauma data. However, the significant data issues identified by
the committee meant much of the evidence presented to the committee was
difficult
to verify ...

Addressing data issues is the single most critical aspect of our future
response
to motorcycle safety.
Research quoted by Damien Codognotto, OAM,
Spokesperson of the Independent Riders Group,
indicates that in 70 per cent of multivehicle road bike crashes riders are victims of motor car driver error.

Motorcycle insurers Swann Insurance found that in 40 per cent of bike
crash claims the motorcycle rider was hit from behind.

The minister must act to implement recommendation 43 and provide details
of the
progress of its implementation.